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Kaman returns to Dallas for more concussion tests; Mavs’ Brandan Wright can relate

Center Chris Kaman returned to Dallas on Thursday and will undergo more tests to determine the extent of his concussion. He remains out until he can pass the NBA concussion test.

Brandan Wright knows what Kaman is going through. Wright missed 11 days and six games last March when he suffered a concussion.

“You really don’t know when it’s going to go away,” Wright said. “I was out six or seven games. This is his third or whatever. He said he still has a headache. It’s tough. You can’t do anything until the headache goes away. It’s just a lingering headache. If you watch TV or get on the computer or listen to loud music, it’ll ramp it up.”

Wright said he needed three tries before he could pass the test and be cleared to play.

“Even when all the symptoms go away, you got to pass the test,” Wright said. “Your motor skills have to be back.

“They told me you only have one time to heal it up all the way. And that’s after the first concussion. After that, the damage has been done.”